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for accommodating visiting scientists, although space 

 for 1 could be made by special arrangement. 



MAJOR RUSE ARCH FACILITIES; Small library, although 

 larger libraries of McGill University and Arctic In- 

 stitute of North America are available; preserved re- 

 search and identified reference collections of marine 

 invertebrate fauna and fishes from northern Canada, 

 especially eastern Arctic and sub-Arctic regions; very 

 small machine and wood shop; small boats and out- 

 board motors; vessels, 49.5 ft LOA diesel wooden 

 ketch, M/V Calanus (eastern Arctic), and .38 ft LOA 

 diesel shallow draft fishing vessel, M/V Scilvel'imis 

 (western Arctic). 



SIZE OF STAFF: Seven at professional level; 5 tech- 

 nicians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAII.ABI.l' FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Chaetognatha : Sag'illa 



Crustacea: Cdhviiis and other copepods, Theiiijslo 



lihellula 

 Mollusca: Myliliis edulis 

 Pisces: Salveliniis alpinus, coregonids 

 Mammalia: Odobaeniis rosmarus, Delphniaplenis 



leucds. Globicephala melaeiia. arctic phocids. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Arctic fisheries investigations (John Gerald Hunter) 

 Marine mammal investigations: 



Walrus (Arthur Walter Mansfield) 



Beluga, pilot whale, harp seal (David Ernest 



Sergeant ) 

 Bearded seal and ringed seal dynamics (Ian Alex- 

 ander McLaren) 



Primary productivity, plankton populations, and sea- 

 star taxonomy (Edward Henry Grainger) 



PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: 



Circulars of the Arctic Unit, Fisheries Research Board 



of Canada. 

 Manuscript Report Series. 

 Translation Series. 



Atlantic Oceanographic Group 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Bedford Institute of Oceanography, 

 P.O. Box 1006, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. N. J. Campbell, Oceano- 

 grapher-in-Charge. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1946. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on physical 

 and chemical oceanography, dynamics, and the ocean 

 environment relating to application for understanding 

 fisheries problems. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Atlantic Occan, 

 Gulf of St. Lawrence, Bay of Fundy; estuarine condi- 

 tions. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Excellent research 

 space for visitors; living quarters nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; large 

 machine, wood, electrical and electronic shops; one 

 270 ft LOA motor-powered oceanographic vessel. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Eight at professional level; 8 technicians. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Oceanographic investigations, Gulf of St. Lawrence 

 (L. M. Lauzier, R. W. Trites and D. L. Peer) 



Physical oceanography of the Northwest Atlantic (N. 

 J. Campbell) 



Continental shelf studies of the mud-water interface 

 (D. H. Loring and R. F. Platford) 



Biological Station, London, Ontario 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 539 Richmond Street, London, 

 Ontario, Canada. 



EXECUTIVE officer: Dr. William A. Kennedy, Direc- 

 tor. 



year foundeds 1944. 



scope of activities: 

 fisheries of Canada. 



season of operation 



Restricted research on inland 





ARCTIC UNIT. MONTREAL 



All year. 



physical environment accessible: Great Lakes. 



provisions for visiting scientists: Space for 1 visi- 

 tor depending on circumstances; no fees charged. 



MAJOR research FACILITIES: Small library; small 

 aquarium tanks; machine and wood shop, electrical 

 and electronic shop, skilled shop workman available; 

 small boats and outboard motors; two power vessels, 

 45 ft LOA, Cottus, on Lake Superior and 45 ft LOA, 

 Stenodus, on Great Slave Lake. 



